northbound old georgetown road. >>> a show in crystal city. amazon arrives to the area, but in creing this new national landing, they need to push people out tfre. among them, a group of local performers looking for a new news 4's david culvetakes us center stage where the show will go on for now. >> she can start to move it. >> since graduating vcu in 201 is 1, dore i has made this theater her home. she's now directing onena of th performances that will take to the stage. >> the thought of going somewherelse is a bit scary. kind of like you're getting pushed out of nest so to atspea. not necessarily a bad thing. we have to think of it in a positive way. >>mazon is the reason for the mover. >> what will happen with a small innovati arts organization when a global huge corporation moves in, in your home? tbd so to speak. optimistic. >> it is persona of for t georg. he founded this theater. today, they runultiple shows a year. >> there's also education outside of teamon produc summer camps, you name it. >> before the curta closes here, they have

a person hit b a vehicle off old georgetown road at lone oak drive in v bethesda.as critically injured and has been rushed to the ital. northbound, old georgetown road at kingwood road has been closed off as police investigate. traffic cannot exit the beltway to northboun old georgetown road because of this accident. again, a pedestriann critical condition. you should expect backups you're traveling through this part of bethesda. >>> also breaking tonight. plosive

>>hohe woman was hit by a car on old georgetown road in bethesda has died. chopper 4 flew over the scene earlier tonight, it's right near the intersection with lone oak drive between the beltway and democracy boulevard. >> news 4's jackie bensen spotted people runng into traffic even after this crash. she's live for us in bethesda. jackie? orter: well, jim, we have some new information for you. first, we've just learned that the woman who was killed was 74 years old. her name is donna and she lived in rockville. look behind me here. this is wheresi the col occurr occurred. and there's not a power outage here or anything like that. this is how dark this road is, and neighbors tell us theyear that that played a role in this crash. the collision betwe the jeep grand cherokee and a woman crossing old georgetown drive about 5:30 p.m.ce was forful enough to cause significant damage to the front of the suv. the investigation required month gomry county police to shut down thhb nond lanes of old georgetown road, diverting motorists onto residential streets. it is no

she was hit on old georgetown road near the intersection with lo lone oak drive. esses say she may have been trying to get to a metro bus stop. a portion of the road has to be closed so crashnvestigators can do their work. >> the murder trial stemming from last year's violent unite the right rally will continue today. yesterday some of the victims took the stand. his lawyer says he thought he saw someone wit a gun and feared for his life. >> new this morning, president trump is in argentina where the g-20 summit kicked off today burt he started the morning by addressing michael cohen's plea deal and the trump tower moscow project. he said, quote, likely look at doing a building somewhere in russia, put up zero money, zero guarantees and didn't do the project. he also said he ran his business very legal. pin court hed guilty to lying to congress about the time line of the trump-tower moscow negotiations. he originally said they were over in january of 2016. it turns out they lasted well into the 2016 campaign. >> your time right now, coming up, front yard robbery. c

we are learning more about the woman killed trying to cro omd geor -- old georgetown road in bethesda. she loved children so much, she came out o retirement to be a nanny and her older sister is lushed by thes before chris gordon talked with that sister today. >> she is very best friend and my best sister.>> eporter: through her tears, some tells me she is devastated b by her sister's death. donna workeas a nanny since coming here from sri lanka. she was killed last nightos ng old georgetown road in bethesda leavinger job carin for a baby, walking to a bus stop for the ride home to rockville. the door y knocked on and it was the police. police talk abo my sister's accident. i can't believe that happened. i think it is a mistake. >> reporter: her sister died at the hospital. this suv shows damage apparently from the impact. the driver stayed on the scene. people tell us therere no street lamps on this block and that the crosswalks acrossld .eorgetown road are a distance from the bus st >> there are no crosswalks in the immediate blocks, so we're looking into where she was going, where

. >> this is where we're talking about she was hit on old georgetown road near the intersection with long oak drive between the beltway and democracy boulevard. the 74-year-old tried to a cros the height of rush hour. a portion of the road had to be closed ssh investigators could work. they arrived a short time later. she may have been trying to get to a metro bus stop. >> this is not a good place. people cross here all the time. cars are trying to come out. there's another road, a side road, an access road over there. it's a tough area. >> t 1re's been deadly pedestrian accidents in montgomery county so far this year. in 2017, thereere 11. >> today family and friends will say their final good-bye to hunter edwards. he died last friday while he he lost control of his control car and ran into a tree. the police department is encouraging community members to show their respect for officer edwards by lining the pecession ro following the funeral. >> a heads up for anyone that uses thehov lanes. if you're caught breaking the rules, you'll be fined 250 for a second offense. if there's two

donnht died last n trying to cross old georgetown road. chris xwor did ngordon talked t sister today. >> i miss her. >> reporter: her sister was killed last night crossing d georgetown road to catch a donna was a 74-year-old nanny who cares for the baby of a family in bethesda. her sister says she got the news when policeed on her apartment door. >> the police said she got in an accident, she is in the hospital. i said please i want to see mys si. >> reporter: but her sister t dd athe hospital. this suv shows damage apparently from the impact. the driver stayed on the sc le. people we in this area say there are no street lights, it is very dark. and the crosswalks on old georgetown roa are a long distance from the bus stop. >> there are no crosswalks in the immediate blocks, so we are looking into where she was going, where she was coming from. and if that may have played a factor. >> reporter: there have been 14 pedestrian fatalities soea far this in montgomery county. that is more than last itar. s a disturbing trend that police want to

she was hit on old georgetown road near the drive. >> prosecutors say five suspects attacked a group ohm fr football players before practice back on halloween. the victims say ty were hel down and assaulted with a broomstick. four of five a teens charged as adults with first degree rape that carries a possibl life . senten since the incident was reported the school says it willin itute mandatory hazing training for students. >> residen arerged not to use the water. chris lawrence at the live desk. >> yeah. officials say water tests show there's unidentified gas that's been detected in the water system. officials say it doesn't pose an explosive riskay but m a health hazard so as a precaution there's been a mandatory evacuation order but it wasft about 1:00 this morning. >> i have a 4-year-old at home. >> this is going toffect us at work. it's a problem. >> any time you don't have water, thas going to be an inconvenience. effecter ban has been in until further notice and schools there haveeen cancelled for today. >> thank you. it's 4:33. thear university of mand is trying to combat mo

people tl us that there are no street lamps on this block and that thelk cross across old georgetown road are a distance from the bus stop. >> lighting is an issue. we're looking at what color her clothes were,er whethhe was visible. my understanding iskn the dus hours of the evening when the crash happened, visibility is obviously a factor. >> reporter: donna is the 14th pedestrian death so far this year in montgomery county. that is more than all of last year. her sister shares h grief with us hoping that it will lead to accountability. >> somebody killed my sister.as thisy youngster. >> reporter: she says for her family, sadness hasla rd the joy of thisas holiday . chris gordon, news 4. >> tragic. >> tears and tributes today as family and friends say a finalo ye to police officer hunter edwards. his fellow officers and f responders filling the pews here at his funeral. officer edwards was responding to a call last friday when he lost control of his patrol car and crashed. day he is being remembered for his dedication to his family and his passion for police work. officer edwards was a

she was hit on old georgetown road near the intersection between the beltway and mocracy boulevard. six lane road. witnesses say she may have been trying to get to a metro bus stop. >> this is not a good place. people cross here allhe time they don't go down to the crosswalk. cars are trying to come there's another road, like a side road, an access road over there, it's a tough area. there have been 1 deadly pedestrian accidents this year. >> 6:04 now and today family and friendsill say a final good-bye to winchester police officer hunterrd ed he died on the job while responding to a call. he lost conisol of patrol car and crashed into a tree. he was recently married and was in the process of adopting his wife's son. his funeral will be held at this morning. the police department encourages community members to show their respect by lining the procession route following the ndfuneral. >> heads up for anyone that uses the hov lanes on i-66. o'll move on our next story. >> right. there may be another emotional day of testimony in charlest charlottesville yesterday. witnesses took the

we're sleeting around town right now so our roads are covered in thisarea near georgetown, a crash blocking the right side of the road in great falls. a crash blocking westbound lanes and 70. very, very slow through the boonsboro area. >> the snow didn't exactly miss the district. students had to make itla to in messy weather. mollet green has been waiting to talk to. th >> here's a picture fromhe scene of a shooting. the victim is still alive. also new this morning, a prince george's county police offir suspended. he's accused of having sex with a prostitute in his pole cruiser. a spokesperson tells news4 the officer was off duty and i d.c. when the alleged incident took place. athe same time a d.c. police officer is under investigation by the internal affairs bureau of d.c. police. a spokesperson wouldn't say what the charges are against that officer. >>> you heard everybody talking about us getting the snow before thanksgiving. if you want to know the best day toet out of town, google maps is releasing its newest holiday data. they compileda d from past thanksgiving to help travelers sta

roads thanks he rain. wet conditions causing issues. this first.to take a look at thishe inner loop at georgetown pik crash blocking the right lane, rightr. you can see a lot of heavy rain coming dow reducing speeds everywhere. overturned vehicle in leesburg is a dump truck that's on its side. cochran mill road near branch parkway, some lanes blocked there. if we forward trangserlo crash in stafford, 95 southbound before 610. left lane bloed. northbound sidead from fred hericksburg into staffordau simply bec of volume as fall as thatneavy that's lling. you wisdopdm. >> straight ahead is anmazo closingorn its newest headquarters. new clues this morning. the man accused of openingt fire inside a florida yoga studio. e ties he had to area and his t hhiisstory of targetig women. stay with us. >> ♪ >> ♪ when the nra tried to overturn maryland's assault-weapons ban, attorney general brian frosh led the fighto stop them, defending our gun safety laws to protect td. people of marylan attorney general ban frosh. sathe washington post endorses ng barbara comstock'so"promise"h 's trump's "unquestioning foot soldier." jennifer wexton is the "clear

roads are. showing you the radar over our map. which is everywhere. mcclain inner loop before georgetown pike has two lanes blocked there. then you're headedth sund at liver road. right shoulder is blocked by the crash there. taking a look at oxon hill, northbound indian head highway there near rb hill and livin livin livingston. that crash is now on thesh lder and no injuries. left side blocked by thele tractor-tr crash and our travel times in virginia don't look bad. same situationdn maryl now. remember to listen to wtop 105 fm when you hop in your car. >> it's now 5:53. here's a news 4 i-team investigation. some kids are using uber to sneak out after their paren faasleep and as scott mcfarland reports, even middle schoolers are doing it sometimes with no way to track them. >> lateight here the bars and restaurants, it's not uncommon to see a line of uber cars ready to pick people up and bring them home. but far from the city, the news 4 i-team discovered some drivers were also picking up middle school kids. >>ow many of you have taken an uber late at night? >> all of you. >> yeah. as uber policy requires passengers be

specifically why did open road happened my son was in law school at georgetown and i realized it was time for him to read a book that i have published actually in paperback. i walked into all of the wonderful stores in washington and i couldn't find a copy of the choice. i knew i could get the right distribution and everybody would read sophie's choice. i went back in my yesterday and ended up with 10,000 books that ranged from the books that were published prior to 1994 and then some contemporary books. [applause] i want to comment on what jane said for a personal story involving open road. we have a friend who is a very well-known writer who's written 20 books all of which were published by the publishing companies. when jane started open road, we looked at her company into this particular person's backlist and not one of her 20 books is available for purchase. it was shocking to me how could this be a person that was a wonderful writer and well-known personality and not one book was available. when jane and her company looked at this body of work she took it on totally, this, her

georgetown university told us the situation in gaza is fragile. these attacks the israeli attacks is going to alienate the palestinian much further because anyone who would be injured road lose a dear one a loved one in these attacks would not harbor any good feelings for this or even the u.s. . administrations in general and particularly this one and this present president has been doing exactly what israel would want what israel considers its own interest chaos like this would lead to all kinds of unexpected things not in the best interest of the us on the long run and i think even in the rest and solace of the jewish people in israel and the israelis in general but this is something that only the future will determine or the recent escalation does come soon after in gipp try to bring the two sides to the negotiating table and broker a truce egyptian intelligence hell separate talks with hamas and israel also in july the russian president hosted the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and also the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas working towards a peaceful resolution to the conflict was high on their agenda gideon levy there from the harris newspaper says that a

georgetown pike, a crash reported with a potential vehicle fire a well. manas manassas pothole causing some problems and in fort washington, indian head highway before fort washington road, left lane blocked by a crash there. >> thank you. it6:01 this morning. d.c. police have their hands full investigating aay violent in the district. several crimes happened in the city yesterday. >> two people were killed and another person was in critical condition this morning. this is a smmap showing the cations of each of the incidents. they all happened within hours of each other. one of them happened in one of the trendiest neighborhoods. a man was stabbed to death inside his apartment in the shaw htighborhood. someone heard a f coming from the apartment around 7:00 p.m.. police found one man dead inside. d.c. police have not yet released the victim's name. >> hours earlier, a man was shot. he was in critical condition. this morning d.c. police are searching for a black hummer seen leaving the area just after the shooting. >> the fight over a girl have lead to the death of a young man. randall francis was shot after getting into an argument with a woman inside of a store yesterd